Patricia de Lille will resign from her position as mayor of Cape Town effective from October 31 after protracted battles with the Democratic Alliance (DA). Three sources inside the party have confirmed to the Mail & Guardian that De Lille has tendered her resignation. The mayor will remain a member of the DA, but will..Continue reading…

The Sovereign State of Good Hope (SSGH) supporters are gathering at parliament in Cape Town every day for seven days. This after the government was given five days notice of eviction and the Sovereign State of Good Hope took down the South African flag and hoisted their flag in Cape Town on 16 July 2018..Continue reading…

In a very surprising turn of events, the scheduled motion of no confidence against Cape Town Mayor Patricia De Lille has been scrapped by the DA. Yes, somehow, De Lille and the DA have managed to reach some sort of agreement. Patricia De Lille vs the DA: A potentially monumental agreement? With the Cape Town..Continue reading…

If you’ve taken a stroll down Sea Point promenade recently, you might have spotted a streak of green liquid running into the ocean. It was first spotted about a week ago, with complaints laid on social media. After a brief investigation, the local government have given residents an update on the situation. What is the..Continue reading…

A sewage spill at Clifton Beach (one of Cape Town’s larniest beaches),forced the City of Cape Town to issue a warning on Wednesday that people should stay out of the sea. A sewage spill at Clifton 1st Beach — near The Bantry‚ where an apartment recently sold for R53.8-million — forced the City of Cape..Continue reading…

A small group of protesters have erected a shack and are demonstrating in front of Premier Helen Zille’s residence. The protesters have told Eyewitness News that nothing is being done in their communities. Some of their major concerns are land and housing. Amanda Makolwa, a resident of Cross Roads in Philippi, says that the government..Continue reading…

Cape Town will be hosting the SpaceOps 2020 conference, which is set to bring over 600 global Space specialists to the Western Cape. This after the South African National Space Agency (SANSA) in partnership with the Cape Town & Western Cape Convention Bureau won the bid to host the conference which will be taking place..Continue reading…

According to the World Health Organisation, Africa has one of the highest hepatitis infection rates in the world. Sadly, many people are unaware they have it. Hepatitis affects 60 million people in Africa. Worldwide, an estimated 325 million people are living with chronic hepatitis-B virus (HBV) or hepatitis-C virus (HCV) infections. What makes this particularly concerning […]

Afrikaner interest group AfriForum’s publication of an alleged list of farms that it claims are being targeted for land expropriation without compensation has been met with condemnation by agricultural lobby group, AgriSA.Continue reading...

A report in Sunday Times reveals that a furious Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi has uncovered possibly one of the greatest scams of state funds in South African history. According to the paper, government is investigating collusion between people suing government hospitals for malpractice and state attorneys who either settle cases that have no merit whatsoever […]

AfriForum has published a list on its website of farms that it says have apparently been identified by the government to be expropriated without compensation. This follows the ANC’s announcement earlier in the week that the party had identified 139 farms for this purpose. AfriForum says the list of farms was kept confidential‚ however‚ and..Continue […]

SOUTH Africa’s white farmers have hit out in anger at the government’s decision to agree to constitutional changes to seize land from them. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa recently announced plans to allow white people’s land to be taken without compensation, which will then be distributed to black people in a move that he believes..Continue […]

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A team of researchers from the University of California San Diego School of Medicine have developed a new RNA-oriented gene editing technique which could treat hereditary diseases such as ALS and Huntington’s. The team used a method called RNA-targeting CAS9 (RCas9) to track RNA in live cells and correct “molecular mistakes” which lead to diseases. […]

The South African Medical Association (Sama), and its Eastern Cape branch, has condemned the lack of proper security at public hospitals in the province after a doctor was assaulted by a patient. Dr Archie Solombela sustained a fracture to his right arm and a general worker was also hurt during the attack by a psyciatric […]

Mafikeng Provincial Hospital is running on skeleton staff and two clinics in the North West province have closed their doors because of a lack of security. Moreover, a failure to pay service providers has left many other health facilities without security and in short supply of drugs. Some health workers are refusing to work in […]

President Cyril Ramaphosa’s administration is planning to lay off 30 000 public servants in the next three years as part of the government’s cost-cutting measures. The move is likely to put Ramaphosa on a collision cause with labour federation Cosatu, which supported his bid to become the ANC president in December. Continue reading...